Some patients with diabetic neuropathy may have findings similar to the tabes dorsalis of late neurosyphilis (so-called diabetic pseudotabes).
Clinical findings in diabetic pseudotabes:
(1) pupillary response to light sluggish
(2) ptosis
(3) neuropathic pains
(4) ataxic gait
(5) absent deep tendon reflexes
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Finding
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Diabetes
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Tabes Dorsalis
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pain
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burning
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shooting
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serologic tests for syphilis
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negative
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positive
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